The ArenaBowl is the championship game competed in by the American Conference and National Conference champions at the end of the playoffs. An ArenaBowl has been played every season of the AFL's existence and the winners are awarded the coveted Foster Trophy, named for Jim Foster, one of the founding members of the AFL and its first commissioner.

While the early ArenaBowls were played at the home site of the better regular season or higher seeded team, since 2005 the game has been held in a neutral location with the exception of the 2010 and 2011 ArenaBowls.